Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
giving a Christian name at baptism;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Christen \Chris"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Christened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Christening.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian,
fr. cristen a Christian.]
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1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.
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2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what
you will." --Bp. Burnet.
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3. To Christianize. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
christening
n 1: giving a Christian name at baptism
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "christening":
affusion, appellation, aspergation, aspersion, baptism,
baptismal gown, baptismal regeneration, baptistery, baptizement,
calling, chrismal, definition, denomination, designation, font,
identification, immersion, infusion, naming, nicknaming,
sprinkling, styling, terming, total immersion